News: Safety
Court document alleges jumping castle operator in Tasmanian school tragedy failed to secure all anchor points
A damning document submitted to the Devonport Magistrates Court in the case of the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy alleges that, on the day of the incident, only four of the eight…
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Perth karate instructor Gavin Michael Smith gets eight year jail term over sexual abuse of teenage student
A Perth-based karate instructor who sexually abused a teenage student and then threatened to kill her if she reported it, has been sentenced to eight years jail. Having been found guilty…
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Release of latest industry guidelines aimed at increasing safety in aquatic facilities
Royal Life Saving Society - Australia and the National Aquatic Industry Committee have released two new sets of Guidelines for Safe Pool Operations (GSPO). Both sets of guidelines have…
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Life Saving Victoria to deliver updated Swim Teacher Training
Life Saving Victoria will begin delivering the new and improved LSV Swim Teacher course from January 2024, following the transition of the new training package. After being the first…
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Defibrillators installed at local sporting clubs across Blue Mountains
Blue Mountains City Council has advised that four publicly accessible defibrillators have been installed at local sporting clubs across the Blue Mountains. The defibrillators come after…
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Bells Family Carnival the subject of a feature-length documentary
The 100-year heritage of the Bells, a sixth-generation travelling show family, has been showcased in a feature-length documentary premiered at the Sydney film festival at the end of…
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Surf scientist warns of risks of swimming at unpatrolled beaches
With the peak summer holiday period approaching, Professor Rob Brander - known as ‘Dr Rip’ - a surf scientist with UNSW Sydney's School of Biological, Earth and…
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Royal Life Saving flags safe and budget-friendly swimming at local public pools during holiday season
Royal Life Saving Society - Australia has highlighted the safety benefits of public pools as a safe and fun place for leisure, citing that they are “generally much safer than…
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